Ibn Mahruss

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In 1896 the Blunts acquired a big strong chestnut stallion with 4 white stockings from Ali Pasha Sherif. His name was Mahruss (or Mahruss II). At Crabbet Park he was rarely used but through his son Rijm his line continues. His only other son was Ibn Mahruss who was bred at Crabbet but was sold in utero to the U.S. in 1900. Ibn Mahruss dam was Bushra, a bay Saklawi mare. She was a granddaughter by Crabbet’s foundation mare Basilisk, a grey mare imported to England in 1878. Born in 1901, Ibn Mahruss became a leggy chestnut stallion with 4 white stockings like his sire. He was used by Homer Davenport, siring 8 registered foals of whom the stallion El Jafil was most important. El Jafil sired El Sabok. El Sabok is - through his son Stambul - the grandsire of Alla Amarward, one of the most influental American sires. Back to Ibn Mahruss: In 1915 he was sold to Anita Baldwin who enjoyed him as a saddle horse. Ibn Mahruss sired his last registered foal as a 17-years old. His exact date of death is unknown.